Treasure KT120-Z: “I could live with this tube for a long time.”… “it is a steal”.
It is official! The Treasure KT120-Z has been reviewed by Stereotimes and here is what the reviewer said – “I could live with this tube for a long time.”… “It is a steal!”
The review was done with a high end Ayon integrated tube amp which uses KT88 and KT120 type tubes.
“On various cuts the Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tubes sounded more interconnected across the entire frequency spectrum. The Ayon Audio tubes seemed less controlled and transparent by comparison almost lacking in headroom and while the Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tubes were more illuminated in the midrange and high frequencies displaying a more live sound. I clearly preferred Shuguangs it to the Ayons.
Over the course of this review, some cable and system grounding changes were evaluated and based on the transparency of the Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tube, it was always easy to hear even the subtle differences each system change displayed. You know what I really like about this tube in this application? It’s the reliability. I’ve power cycled my Ayon Audio Triton MKIII many times over the course of this review and have never once had a tube failure but I have almost a dozen tube failures with the stock tube.
Conclusion
After hearing the Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tube I can declare my search for the best KT-88/120 tube is over. I have no desire to reinstall the Ayon Audio KT-88SX tubes if that tells you something. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend these tubes and at the price of $349 a quad they’re a steal. ” Read full review here.